US students suing a St. Louis school claim books are being banned as part of an effort to “remove” ideas on race and sexuality The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two young students against the Wentzville School Board in St. Louis, Missouri, claiming they violated civil rights by […]
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Man gets court approval to sue Interpol president
The British football fan claims he was tortured and falsely imprisoned in the UAE A British man who was detained in the United Arab Emirates in January 2019, and who claims he was tortured after going on holiday there, was given High Court approval late last month to seek legal action against the head of […]
Cancer patients sue company behind Fukushima radiation
Plaintiffs claim they have developed thyroid cancer due to radiation that seeped from the Japanese power plant after the 2011 disaster Six people were children living near the Fukushima nuclear power plant at the time of the 2011 disaster, when the facility was heavily damaged in an earthquake and subsequent tsunami. The plaintiffs have since […]
Louvre threatens to sue Marine Le Pen
The presidential candidate said her campaign video was in line with the museum’s official rules The Louvre Museum in Paris has hit out at right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen after she claimed the landmark ‘as her own’ in a campaign video. The museum has asked her to remove the advertisement. On Sunday, the Louvre […]
Death row inmates sue to be killed by firing squad
A trial is scheduled to take place to determine the constitutionality of the current form of killing by lethal injection Two death row inmates in the US state of Oklahoma are petitioning a judge to allow a firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection, arguing it would be quicker and have less room for […]